Novalis
Sign in to saveGeorg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg (2 May 1772 – 25 March 1801), better known by his pen name Novalis (; ), was a German aristocrat and polymath, who was a poet, novelist, philosopher and mystic. He is regarded as an influential figure of Jena Romanticism.
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Novalis was a German aristocrat and writer (1772–1801) who worked as a poet, novelist, and philosopher and became a key figure in the Romantic movement of his era. His diverse intellectual contributions and mystical approach to literature made him influential in shaping early German Romanticism, particularly within the Jena circle of writers and thinkers.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1772
- Died
- 1801
- Works
- 160
Top works
- Hymns and thoughts on religion
- Geinrikh fon Ofterdingen
- Novalis
- Fragmente
- Twelve of the spiritual songs of Novalis [pseud.].
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Birth and early background
- Jena, Leipzig, Wittenberg: legal studies
- Tennstedt: Relationship with Sophie von Kühn
- Freiberg: The Mining Academy
- Weissenfels: The final years
- Legacy
- As romantic poet
- As philosophical thinker
- Magical idealism<!--'Magical idealism' redirects here-->
- Religious views
- Writings
- Poetry
- Unfinished novels
- Fragments
- Political writings
- Collected and miscellaneous works in English
- Collected works (in German)
- Influence
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg (2 May 1772 – 25 March 1801), better known by his pen name Novalis (; ), was a German aristocrat and polymath, who was a poet, novelist, philosopher and mystic. He is regarded as an influential figure of Jena Romanticism.
Novalis was born into a minor aristocratic family in Electoral Saxony. He was the second of eleven children; his early household observed a strict Pietist faith. He studied law at the University of Jena, the University of Leipzig, and the University of Wittenberg. While at Jena, he published his first poem and befriended the playwright and fellow poet Friedrich Schiller. In Leipzig, he then met Friedrich Schlegel, becoming lifelong friends. Novalis completed his law degree in 1794 at the age of 22. He then worked as a legal assistant in Tennstedt immediately after graduating. There, he met Sophie von Kühn. The following year Novalis and Sophie became secretly engaged. Sophie became severely ill soon after the engagement and died just after her 15th birthday. Sophie's early death had a life-long impact on Novalis and his writing.